Kite (sailboat)

The Kite is an American sailboat that was designed by Carter Pyle as a one design racer and first built in 1965.^[1][2][3]

Kite

Development
Designer	Carter Pyle
Location	United States
Year	1965
Builder(s)	Newport Boats Mobjack Manufacturing Corp.
Role	One-design racer
Name	Kite
Boat
Displacement	165 lb (75 kg)
Draft	3.00 ft (0.91 m) with daggerboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	11.58 ft (3.53 m)
LWL	10.92 ft (3.33 m)
Beam	5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	daggerboard
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	cat rig
Sails
Sailplan	catboat
Mainsail area	78.00 sq ft (7.246 m2)
Total sail area	78.00 sq ft (7.246 m2)

Production

The design was built by Newport Boats in Newport Beach, California and Mobjack Manufacturing Corp. in Gloucester, Virginia starting in 1965, but it is now out of production.^[1][3][4][5]

Design

Kite

The Kite is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a single sail catboat rig, a slightly raked stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a daggerboard. It displaces 165 lb (75 kg).^[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centerboard extended and 5 in (13 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1][3]

For sailing the design is equipped with boom vang and a center-boom-mounted mainsheet.^[1][3]

The design has a hull speed of 4.43 kn (8.20 km/h).^[3]

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the Kite Class, but it is now inactive.^[6]

See also

• List of sailing boat types